FirefoxOS is coming, bringing open web standards to mobile in an effort to challenge the status quo of Android, iOS and the other major mobile platforms, firstly by targeting low priced smartphones. Mozilla's director of research Andreas Gal shared the latest developments with us at the 2012 Mobile Business Summit.

Could augmented reality be a lifeline for regional media? At the recent 2012 Mobile Business Summit in London, William Perrin, founder of community media project Talk About Local, shared his findings at the intersection of search, blogs and augmented reality technologies to hyperlocalise the news. Presentation slides are available here.

The Guardian's group product manager Anthony Sullivan said that mobile is already overtaking desktop viewing of Guardian content at certain times of the day. The new beta.guardian.co.uk incorporates responsive design which will help make user experience more consistent across platforms.

50% of US children have access to a tablet or another touch screen device, according to Alina Vandenberghe, head of mobile and gaming at Pearson. At the Mobile Business Summit 2012, she said that the future impact of mobile-natives on the mix of media consumption cannot be understated

LinkedIn's head of mobile Joff Redfern speaking at the 2012 Mobile Business Summit. He explains that mobile is a key part of LinkedIn's corporate strategy, and how their philosophy for mobile development is based around simplicity. The company sees itself adopting a mobile-first approach to product development and for their information architecture